The new area code, 626, is being assigned by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator. The new code was administered to relieve future exhaustion of phone numbers in Virginia's 540 area code.

PETERSBURG — It appears a new area code is coming to the 804. The State Corporation Commission said Tuesday it now is taking public comment on the possibility of carving out a new area code for ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With expectations that the 804 area code will run out of phone numbers by mid-2024, a new area code has been picked for parts of central Virginia and the Northern Neck.

In the meantime, the SCC said in an email, keep dialing numbers here like you always have. "Phone numbers in the new 686 area code will not be assigned until all available phone numbers in the 804 ...

The 540 area code encompasses the northwestern and southwestern portions of Virginia; some of the larger cities include Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Front Royal ...

The State Corporation Commission is inviting the public to comment on a proposed area code change for the three-digit number beloved by users in its region, 804. According to the SCC, it is ...

The new area code for Western Virginia will be 826. An earlier version of this story included the wrong number, which was provided by the State Corporation Commission.

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 now officially has a second area code: 948. With this new area code in Hampton Roads comes a new way to dial numbers. The 757 area code, launched back in 1996 by splitting ...

If you leave off the area code, the call will still go through until April 9, 2022. That's when you'll need to use the area code and dial the full 10-digit phone number every time you make a call.

To prepare for 988 becoming a national number for the NSPL, 10-digit dialing (area code + phone number) will be required to make local calls in those two geographic regions. Virginia is not alone.